Hip-hop hitmaker Timbaland has been left stunned by reports that he was contemplating suicide after a valuable watch was stolen from his home in Malibu, Los Angeles
Hip-hop hitmaker Timbaland has been left stunned by reports that he was contemplating suicide after a valuable watch was stolen from his home in Malibu, Los Angeles.
TMZ.com reported the LA sheriff's department had put out an all points bulletin (APB) just before 5 pm local time on Tuesday after the producer disappeared following the burglary.
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Sheriff's spokesperson Steve Whitmore confirms a helicopter and squad cars were dispatched to hunt for Timbaland's Escalade, following a worried call to cops from a family friend.
Whitmore has since revealed Timbaland was not a threat to himself and there was no suicide attempt.
And the rapper has now gone public over the fuss, insisting he's still trying to understand how a drive to clear his head after the burglary became a suicide search.
Speaking on Ryan Seacrest's radio show from from the studio, Timbaland said he was putting the final touches on Keri Hilson's new album. "I'm in the studio," he said. "I don't know if a person committing suicide would be in the studio."
He added, "I don't know what happened. I don't know what they are talking about... The only thing I did was take a drive to figure out how I was gonna handle it (burglary)."
Police are investigating the theft of the watch.u00a0
| Confusion |
| According to family members, the 39-year-old hip-hop superstar disappeared following the theft of his Rs 94 crore Jacob & Co. watch from his home. His wife and mother-in-law called in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said he had left his Malibu home "upset, under a lot of stress" and they feared a "possible suicide attempt." An APB was issued and a helicopter and squad cars were mobilised |
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